The White House said on 3/20/2026 that Congress should “Preempt State AI laws” that it Views as too Burdensome, Laying-Out a Broad Framework for how it wants Congress to address Concerns about Artificial Intelligence withoutCcurbing Growth or Innovation in the Ssector.
The Legislative Blueprint outlines Six Guiding principles for Lawmakers, focusing on Protecting Children, Preventing Electricity Costs from Surging, Respecting Intellectual Property Rights, Preventing Censorship, and Educating Americans on using the Technology.
The Announcement comes as State Governments have Forged ahead on their Own Regulations for AI, while Civil Liberties and Consumer Rights Groups Lobby for more Regulations on the Powerful Technology. But the Industry and the White House have Pushed Back, Arguing that a Patchwork of Rules would Hurt Growth. Trump Signed an Executive Order in 12/2025 to Block States from Crafting their Own Regulations.
“The Trump Administration is committed to winning the AI race to usher in a new era of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people,” the White House said 3/20/2026 in Announcing its Framework. “Achieving these goals requires a commonsense national policy framework that both enables American industry to innovate and thrive and ensures that all Americans benefit from this technological revolution.”
Four states: California, Colorado, Texas, and Utah, have already Passed Laws that set some Rules for AI across the Private Sector, but the White House is calling for “strong federal leadership” to make sure the Public can Trust how AI is being Used in their Lives. The State-Level Laws include Limiting Collection of certain Personal Information and Requiring more Transparency from Companies.
As Backlash against Data Centers has Increased along with Rising Power Prices, the White House had previously Stepped-Up Pressure on AI Companies and the Power Sector to do more to Address the Issue, including having AI Companies Sign Voluntary Pledges Earlier March to Build their Own Power Generation Plants.
The Framework recommends against Wading into the Legal Fights between Artists and Creators and the Technology Companies that have Ingested Huge amounts of Copyrighted Works to Build AI Systems that can Generate New Text, Images, and Sound.
The Trump Administration “believes that training of AI models on copyrighted material does not violate copyright laws,” according to ther Document, but Acknowledges “arguments to the contrary exist and therefore supports allowing the Courts to resolve this issue.”
There are Dozens of Lawsuits Pending from Writers. Publishers, Visual Artists, Music Record Labels, and Others. Judges have largely Sided with AI Developers in Allowing for the “Fair Use” of Copyrighted Works to Create something New, but some have Questioned how the Materials were Obtained.
A Federal Judge in 9/2025 Approved a $1.5 billion Settlement between Artificial Intelligence Company Anthropic and Authors who Allege nearly Half a Million Books had been Illegally Pirated to Train its Chatbot.
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